Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-03-05
COUNTY BUILDINGS.
A Bill Providing for the Issuance
and Sale OF Bonds.

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A Bill Providing for the Issuance
and Sale Of Bonds.
D. w. Ensign, our representative in
the lower house Of the legislature, has
introduced the following bill:
Sec. l. That whenever any county Of
this territory, having 600 voters or more,
shall have been organized for four years
or more and the county seat Of such
county has been permanently settled BY
law, and the building or buildings occu-
pied by such county, for court house,
office or Jail purposes, are inadequate to
the wants thereof, or unsafe by reason
Of extraordinary risk by fire or other.
wire, then such county may issue is
bonds for the purpose Of purchasing the
site for, and the erection IL u court house
u Jail, or both, under the restrictions Of
and according To the provisions Of this
act.
Sec.2 No ounty ehall ieeue its bonds
under the provisions Of this act in ex.
cess Of four per cent of its valuation &C
c,rding to the last assessment thereof,
and including all outstanding indebted
ness Of such county Ut the time of itsu
ing such bonds.
Secs. Whenever IN hejudement Of
q majority of the board Of county com.
mi.si0ners in any county which comes
under the provisions Of this act, such
county has insufficient or inadequate
buildings for its use, for court house or
Jail, or both, such board may order an
election for the purpose of determining
by a vote Of the electors If such county
the question Of issuing its bonds for the
purpose Of the erection Of q G .urt house
or Jail, or both, as by this act provided,
including the purchase Of = site for such
court house. jail, or both ut such cOun.
~ seat if none is provided. Such cleo.
ton shall be held IN the manner Of and
upon the notice prescribed BY law for
other elections, but the published and
posted notices of such elections shall
state its object, the amount of bonds to
be Issued, the denominations Of such
bonds. the length Of time for which
they shall run, and the rate of interest
which they shall bear, and the ballots
shall have printed or partly printed and
partly written thereon "fOr issue Of
lOnds" or against issue of bonds," and
II = majority Of the ballots 80 Gust shall
be for the lssue of bonds, then the coun-
ty commissioners shall issue and dispose
Of said bonds rs provided by section 2
of this act, and erect y court house or
jail, or both, for the use Of such county.
according to the provisions of said act.
Sec. 4. The cost of the land for the
site liz necessary to purchase q site) and
the cost Of any court house Or Jail, or
both, erected under the provisions OF
this act, or any buildings connected
Herewith, shall not exceed in any way,
for any purpose or in any manner $500,
the amount to be issued for the erection
Of such court house or jail, or both, ~
stated IN the published and posted no.
tees Of the election to be held for the
purpose Of determining whether such
bonds shall be issued, and any board Of
county commissioners that shall expend
more than such excess shall be guilty Of
y m~isdemeanor and shall be punished
therefor rs provided by law.
Secs. The board Of county commits.
%sioners Of any county erecting county
buildings under tho provisions Of this
act shall have power to purchase ground
for site if necessary, let contracts for the
building and completion Of such court
house or jail, or both, and the buildings
connected Herewith, and shall have en-
tire supervision Of its construction pro.
videdr that all contracts connected with
the erection If said buildings shall be let
to the lowest bidder, after notices Of the
letting of such CONTRACTS shall have
been published in at least two Of the
leading newspapers of such county, OF
in case there are not two in such cOun.
~, in n of the leading newspapers 0i
some adjoining county, for at least thirty
days before the letting Of such contracts,
snd the board ehall have the power to
reject any or all bids.
Sec. 6. The county clerk or auditor,
county treasurer aud sumo qualified
%elector and free holder Of such county,
appointed by the board of county, com.
miss,oners outside VI their " mum.
Der, shall act as a board Of auditors Ia
audit the accounts Of such board VI
county commissioners in connection
with the erection of county buildings
pursuant to the provisions Of this act.
aud said board of auditors shall receive
for their services the sum If IS each
for every day actually employed IN
such capacity, to be paid upon the war.
rant Of such board Of county conlmls'
sioners. "
Sec. z. All bonds issued pursuant to
and under the provisions If this acl
shall be in denominations Of not lee.
than 500 nor more than $1,000, shall
bear the date Of their issue, shall be
made payable, TO the purchaser or order
and IN not less than ten nor more thar
thirty years from their date, and shall
bear interest ut the rate of not exceed
ing 6 per cent per annum, payable semi
annually with coupons attached for each
interest payment. The bonds and each
coupon shall be signed by the chairman
of the board Of county commissioners
and shall be attested by the county clerk
Or auditor. The seal of the county shall
} be affixed 10 each bond, but not to the
coupons, and said bonds shall each con
tain u recital in substantially the follow
ing words Issued IN pursuance Of IN
act Of the legislative assembly Of the
Territory of Dakota, entitled an act au'
thorizing and empowering organizet
counties of Dakota to erect county
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